Anabolic and androgenic activities of Bulbine natalensis stem in male Wistar rats

Figures & data

Figure 1.  Effect of administration of aqueous extract of Bulbine natalensis stem on testicular–body weight ratio of rats.

Figure 2.  Effect of administration of aqueous extract of Bulbine nalalensis stem on testicular alkaline phosphatase activity.

Figure 3.  Effect of administration of aqueous extract of Bulbine nalalensis stem on testicular acid phosphatase activity of rats.

Figure 4.  Effect of administration of aqueous extract of Bulbine nalalensis stem on rat testicular testosterone concentration.

Figure 5.  Effect of administration of aqueous extract of Bulbine nalalensis stem on male rat serum testosterone concentration.

Figure 6.  Effect of administration of aqueous extract of Bulbine nalalensis stem on male rat serum follicle stimulating hormone concentration.

Figure 7.  Effect of administration of aqueous extract of Bulbine nalalensis stem on male rat serum luteinizing hormone concentration.

Table 1.  Effect of administration of aqueous extract of Bulbine natalensis stem on some secretory constituents of male rat testes.

Secretory Constituents	Day 1				Day 7				Day 14
	Control	25 mg/kg body weight	50 mg/kg body weight	100 mg/kg body weight	Control	25 mg/kg body weight	50 mg/kg body weight	100 mg/kg body weight	Control	25 mg/kg body weight	50 mg/kg body weight	100 mg/kg body weight
Glycogen (mg/g)	2.31 ± 0.02^a	2.36 ± 0.02^a	2.34 ± 0.03^a	2.37 ± 0.01^a	2.36 ± 0.04^a	2.6 ± 0.08^b	2.61 ± 0.03^b	2.61 ± 0.04^b	2.37 ± 0.02^a	2.74 ± 0.03^b	2.84 ± 0.04^b	2.66 ± 0.07^c
Sialic acid (mg/g)	3.01 ± 0.08^a	4.17 ± 0.03^b	4.38 ± 0.05^b	4.32 ± 0.04^b	2.98 ± 0.05^a	4.36 ± 0.03^b	4.57 ± 0.06^b	4.59 ± 0.03^b	2.99 ± 0.08^a	5.63 ± 0.03^b	6.15 ± 0.08^c	6.22 ± 0.09^c
Protein (mg/ml)	190.5 ± 3.48^a	232.2 ± 2.4^b	241 ± 3.61^b	252.48 ± 2.11^c	192.36 ± 4.58^a	300.9 ± 3.4^b	419.9 ± 7.75^c	235.54 ± 2.11^d	189.76 ± 5.54^a	295.54 ± 6.25^b	245.28 ± 7.68^c	260.76 ± 5.31^c
Cholesterol (mmol/L)	9.75 ± 0.8^a	12.52 ± 0.14^b	13.22 ± 0.72^b	10.1 ± 0.51^a	10.05 ± 0.07^a	13.68 ± 0.97^b	16.22 ± 1.1^c	14.24 ± 0.84^b	9.93 ± 0.02^a	17.62 ± 0.15^b	18.71 ± 0.18^b	14.21 ± 0.10^c

Values are mean of 5 replicates ± SD.

^a-dTest values carrying superscript different from the control across the row for each parameter are significantly different (P <0.05).